MONGOLIAN CUISINE 1

of Mongolia and Mongolian styled dishes. The extreme continental climate

has affected the traditional diet, so the Mongolian cuisine primarily consists of dairy products, meat, and animal fats.

of Mongolia sustain their lives directly from the products of

domesticated animals such as cattle, horses, camels, yaks, sheep, and goats, and sometimes game.[1] Meat is either cooked, used as an ingredient for soups and dumplings (buuz, khuushuur, bansh, manti), or dried for winter (borts).

will find gers marked as "guanz" in regular intervals near

the roadside, which operate as simple restaurants.

without any other ingredients. In the city, every other local

displays a sign saying "buuz". Those are dumplings filled with meat, which are cooked in steam. Other types of dumplings are boiled in water ("Bansh", "Manti"), or deep fried in mutton fat ("Khuushuur").

occasions. In this case, the meat (often together with vegetables)

gets cooked with the help of stones, which have been preheated in a fire. This either happens with chunks of mutton in a sealed milk can ("Khorkhog"), or within the abdominal cavity of a deboned goat or marmot

The remaining skimmed milk is processed into cheese ("byaslag"), dried

curds (aaruul), yogurt, kefir, as well as a light milk liquor ("Shimiin Arkhi"). The most prominent national beverage is airag, fermented mare's milk. A popular cereal is barley, which is fried and malted.

occasions. In this case, the meat (often together with vegetables)

gets cooked with the help of stones, which have been preheated in a fire. This either happens with chunks of mutton in a sealed milk can ("Khorkhog"), or within the abdominal cavity of a deboned goat or marmot ("Boodog").

to eat. It is extremely rude to reject the food,

but it is not necessary to empty the bowl either. Taking a small bite or a sip satisfies the etiquette, and the rest may be returned without difficulty. An empty bowl will be refilled immediately. Foods (as well as other items) are always passed and received with the right hand, while the left hand touches the right elbow for symbolic support.